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White Wine
Kourtaki Retsina Of Attiki, Central Greece P.G.I., Greece: Kourtaki Retsina Of Attiki is fragrant, dry and medium-bodied with lemon preserve, herbal, cedar and pine resin flavours on the palate. An acquired taste, one either loves Retsina or not. Chill and enjoy it with some traditional Greek fare like calamari, pan-fried saganaki cheese or taramosalata with black olives, fresh cut tomato and cucumber slices. Retsina is designated a traditional wine from Greece and has been made in Greece for at least the past 2000 years. Winemakers would often let wine stand in open or porous vessels and the wine would quickly spoil. However, they also discovered that sealing the vessels with pitch from Aleppo pine trees, prevented the wine for oxygenating and the wine would keep longer. This example was awarded Gold at the 2019 Sakura Japan Women's Wine Awards. Food pairings: grilled calamari, fried Saganaki cheese, chicken brochettes. Drink: 2026 - 2030 46888 11.5% XD 750 mL $12.95 Score: 86/100. March 2026. Best Value White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Red Wine
Oxley Bluff Pinot Noir 2021, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Oxley Bluff Pinot Noir from Lake Erie North Shore opens with aromas of tart red plum, wild strawberry, and clove with whispers of dried rose petal and forest floor. Dry and medium-bodied with fine, graceful tannins, it flows across the palate with vibrant acidity before finishing with persistent red berry fruit and warm spice. Serve it slightly below room temperature or cellar it through 2032. Andrew Wilson, who holds a degree from Brock University in viticulture and oenology, crafts this wine from vines planted in 2010 at the family estate founded by his grandparents Ann and Murray Wilson who opened the doors in July 2012 after converting a renovated 1920s tobacco barn into a winery, restaurant, and event space on 38 acres of sandy loam soil over a limestone ridge. Pair this generous red with roasted duck breast where the wine's elegant tannins complement the rich, gamey flavors, or enjoy it with grilled salmon topped with herbs as the wine's bright acidity enhances the delicate, savory fish. Pinot Noir food pairings: roasted duck breast, grilled salmon with herbs, mushroom risotto. Drink: 2026 - 2032 50123 11.5% XD 750 mL $18.95 Score: 89/100. March 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart